Hip-hop which had emerged in the midst of scant material, dwindling income, and education started to shift and transition around the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Due to an up rise of commercialization, this transition had become referred to as a “slow death” for hip-hop. Throughout chapters 6-8 in Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop the commercialization of hip-hop is explored, where hip-hop is a form of art but that which now is being depleted and replaced with making money. While early hip-hop focused on political, and cultural issues, the lyrics have taken a turn and now illustrate violence and hyper masculinity. Early hip-hop focused more on the lyrics, the importance of relaying a message for justice for a community that has continued
